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Earl Wear, Walking to Wyoming
Earl Wear started singing at the age of five and turned professional in his teens. Painfully shy as a child and young adult, he found a special solace in singing, especially country music, the music his folks introduced him to at an early age. Through the years he came to appreciate all kinds of music and even dabbled in classical to improve his vocal stamina. Slowly, his music gave him a voice in all aspects of his life. And as his bashfulness diminished he found himself in front of thousands of people doing what he loved the most. He auditioned and won a spot on the Charlie Daniel’s Talent Roundup in Nashville. Then he won first place at the local and regional levels for the Jimmy Dean Country Showdown and went on to place sixth in the nation in Orlando. Although he wanted to “take it on the road”, his band members were perfectly content to stay in their area where they were voted “Best Band in the Pacific Northwest”. So, while making a few trips to Nashville that he couldn’t afford, he had to become content working a full time job and playing on the weekends. He started a family, became a full time freight driver and sang every night for hours driving his 540 mile graveyard route, pulling triple trailers through Montana. By chance, he called an old friend (and seventh grade sweetheart), Dana, to get caught up on life. They hadn’t talked in years, although had always been good friends. When she inquired, he told her of his job and the shows he got to do on the weekend. Shocked, she told him that “God doesn’t give someone pipes like yours and then makes him drive truck for a living!” Earl wanted to be a full time performer but had to make a living too. Dana, being a former corporate business woman, who left the fast lane to have a child, said, “Let’s make you a living doing music!” Earl had lots of contacts to start with, and although Dana had no industry knowledge, she had just as much tenacity as he did. Together they put together a business plan, a band and a half a year later had enough work that Earl could say goodbye to late night truck driving. Going full time as a touring artist has been challenging. There have been breakdowns, snowstorms, flakey band members, not enough money and a whole myriad of trials and tribulations. But through it all, a show has NEVER been missed and a crowd has NEVER been disappointed. The most common statement made to Dana while at a performance is “What in the WORLD is he doing HERE? He should be a star!” Perhaps, the best compliment there is. The most amazing part of Earl is that he does this job for all of the right reasons. People know him as a humble, talented, hard working guy who oozes a charisma he isn’t even aware of. No one deserves a break more than he.
